Leah Jean Rowland, 80, enjoyed sewing, reading

Sharon StitzleinPublished: June 8, 2006 12:00AM

NEW LONDON Leah Jean Rowland, 80, of New London died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk, after a short illness.
She was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Clarksfield Township, daughter of Walter and Emma Hero Cook.
She was a lifelong resident of the New London area. She was a 1943 graduate of New London High School. She was a 1946 graduate of the Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing where she was a member of the Army Nurse Cadet Corps.
Mrs. Rowland had worked at New London Hospital and Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. She also was the bookkeeper for King B. Rowland Trucking Co. of New London.
She was a very active member of New London United Methodist Church where she had been a Sunday school teacher and a district officer with the United Methodist Women. She had been a Girl Scout leader in New London and had been a group leader for Recovery Inc. in Norwalk.
She was a 50-year member of New London Grange and a member of the Kitchenettes Performing Group. Mrs. Rowland enjoyed sewing, reading and Bible studies.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, King B. Rowland; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Jo and Marion Paramore of Fairmont, W.Va., Carol and Bob Skillicorn and Linda and Mark Roeder, all of New London; a son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Faline Rowland of Shelby; nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; a sister, Winnie Buderer of Amherst; and a brother and sister-in-law, Ellis and Rosalyn Cook of New London. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Megan Skillicorn.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2006, at Eastman Funeral Home, 200 W. Main St., New London. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2006, at New London United Methodist Church, 58 E. Main St., with the Rev. Cathy Ake officiating. Burial will follow at Grove Street Cemetery, New London. Memorials, if desired, may be given to New London United Methodist Church or to the Community Clock Tower Fund in care of the funeral home. (T-G 06/08/06)